4/24/1850 Census listed as James HERON age 62 from SC
6/27/1870 Census listed as James HERING age 73 from SC

Have found last name as Herran, Herren, Herrin, Herron, Herring, Heran, Heren, Herin

Isaac and Unity (Cannon) Herring being the parents of James is just a guess...

One of the big reasons for me thinking this is because of the name Unity... James' daughter is Adaline UNITY and the wife of Isaac is UNITY... Also, James' children were born in Illinois, and James is from South Carolina... Isaac's children were born in South Carolina and he migrated to Illinois... Too many close fit's for this not to be the same family... The only part that is off is the ages... James (according to 1850 census) was born abt 1788, but sources list James, child of Isaac, as being born abt 1796... That's a big difference...